Rifle and pistol in same caliber

I have combos in .357 and 9mm.

Combos in .22LR, .22WMR, 9mm, .357 Mag, and .44 Mag. Just like the versatility.

I have the combo in 22lr but I can’t get myself to get a 357 rifle because you can get so much more power for less money in one of the common rifle calibers. I like 357 handguns though.

Hartkopf said:

I have the combo in 22lr but I can’t get myself to get a 357 rifle because you can get so much more power for less money in one of the common rifle calibers. I like 357 handguns though.

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I felt the same way until I bought one. It's the most fun you can have with your clothes on.
A carbine based off the 92 Winchester is a dream to handle.
It fills the role of 300 BO. But it's a lever action.

The only shared caliber I have right now is .22lr.
Obviously it's more practical (fun is debatable) to share the pistol caliber across them instead of the rifle. Rifle-caliber pistols may be fun, but they're relatively big, unwieldy, and less fun if you ever have to use them without earmuffs or in the dark.
9mm, .357, or the like, though? Those rifles are no less fun than the pistols.
So I'm a fan. Even if it's mostly because I'm trying not to buy any more chamberings than I already have without a good reason.

Just added a Ruger PC 9 and Glock 19 Gen 4 as a pair over this last year. I'd been wanting the carbine for myself for fun and as a modern carbine for my 16 year-old who is partial to the M 1 carbine. And since we are (finally) going to the Glock at work next year I wanted one to get trained up on. But again, the Glock in 9mm is something everyone in my house can practice with. Broken down the carbine will fit in a non-descript plastic trunk tool box with about a dozen 33 & 15 rd mags with room enough left for the Glock. So far I haven't traveled with them except down the road to plink and that has been great fun. From what I have read/experienced you don't gain much power from 9mm in a rifle as you do in other calibers so the big sell is accuracy out to 100 yards or so for defense and utility purposes.

I’ve got 4 45 Colt revolvers and a Rossi ‘92 in 45 Colt. They all shoot great. I also have a Colt Trooper MK III so I kept a lookout for a ‘92 in 357 too. Found a new one at a gun show and couldn’t wait to shoot it. I have a ton of 155 gr cast SWC .358 bullets and was looking forward to shooting them in the new Rossi. It shot about minute of 5 gal bucket at 100 yd where as my 45 Colt will shoot minute of tomato paste can at 100 yd. If I shot jacketed bullets either 38 Special or 357 it shot somewhat better, but still not anywhere near what my 45 Colt does! Soooo, a really beautiful Beretta 391 Gold Sporting 20 ga showed up in a local shop, he asked what I had to trade? I says, what you looking for. He says a 357 ‘92 would be nice. I don’t know if the guy that wanted the 357 Rossi still has it, but I’ve still got the 391, and my 45 Colts. To me those pistol cartridge rifles are just plinkers, doubt I’ll ever get one in 44 Mag or really any other chambering. Fun guns though,

I have handguns and long guns in .22LR, 9mm and .357. I could also say I have .38 Special as well because I have dedicated.38 Spl revolvers and my Marlin 1894 works well with .38 and .357.

The attraction for me is twofold. I shoot Cowboy Action but the concept of having handguns and long guns shooting the same cartridge has always interested me. It just makes sense in regards to convenience and only having to worry about packing one type of ammo for an outing or trip.
Trouble is, choosing which ones and in what combination.

Lets see......Combos I have below----some are NEF SB2 and some are Contender barrels and some are regular firearms.
.22 LR
22 MAG
30 Carbine
30-30
357
35 Remington
44 MAG
45 Colt
500 S&W
Used to have a set in 22 Hornet but gave the revolver to a brother.
That is the long and short of it.

I bought a Ruger Super Blackhawk Bisley in .45 Colt for a mountain gun when hiking in Idaho. Decided I then wanted a carbine for camp and the Jeep, so bought a Marlin 1894 in .45 Colt. I shoot the same loads through either gun using 255 grain or 300 grain cast boolits, or 250 grain Hornady XTPs.

Hartkopf said:

I have the combo in 22lr but I can’t get myself to get a 357 rifle because you can get so much more power for less money in one of the common rifle calibers. I like 357 handguns though.

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I find I don’t really need anything more powerful most of the time. For range use, my shoulder is much happier shooting 100 rounds of .357 through my Rossi 92 than 20 rounds of a stronger cartridge.

For hunting, the 92 with Buffalo Bore loads is sufficient for anything local, and it’s a great field gun, light and short.

I noticed nobody mentioned an M-1 Carbine and Ruger SA in .30 Carbine, that would be an interesting pair.

I would love one of those big horn armory rifles in 454 casull, expensive though. I don't think I'll be buying a bfr in 45-70 to go with my preferred walking around rifle. Hmmmm, I need to get with the program, only combo I have for pistol and rifle is in 22lr- most shooters have that combo.

Bfh_auto said:

I felt the same way until I bought one. It's the most fun you can have with your clothes on.

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Speedo66 said:

I find I don’t really need anything more powerful most of the time. For range use, my shoulder is much happier shooting 100 rounds of .357 through my Rossi 92 than 20 rounds of a stronger cartridge.

For hunting, the 92 with Buffalo Bore loads is sufficient for anything local, and it’s a great field gun, light and short.

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I’m sure y’all are right, I would love shooting a 357 rifle and I’m not hunting Kodiaks so it would be plenty powerful enough for anything I need. Maybe once I get the other guns I “need” I’ll get a lever gun later as a toy.

I appreciate consolidating guns in one caliber but THIS is my problem. For the same money I can have one of these! But I do not want a revolver in 45-70.

.45ACP, I've got a Ruger Camp Carbine (takes 1911 mags), a S&W Model 625, and a handful of 1911s. Yes, my household is pretty much .22LR and .45ACP, with a smattering of .380ACP.

My reloader only does .45ACP, but it puts together barely-penetrate-the-cardboard Bullseye loads to +P Bowling Pin stuff, and the Model 625 shoots all my experimental stuff just fine.

22LR --> Been there, done that many times over.

Next up: 44 Magnum
S&W 629 --> Check
Ruger 77/44 --> on "The List"

Okay:


.44-40 Beretta Stampede, Uberti 1873 saddle-ring Winchester and Colt Burgess 1883.
.45 Colt Uberti S. A. A. & El Patron (Peacemaker with 3.5" bbl.) , Rossi R92, Uberti 1873 Short Rifle w. Half octagon bbl.
.32-20 Uberti S. A. A. , Miroku made Winchester 1892 Deluxe Takedown 24" bbl. pistolgrip and checkered.
.357 Mag. S&W 686 and Marlin 1894 Cowboy. Oh....Rossi "Ranch-hand" .... don't know why I bought it ... ....
.22 LR Ruger Wrangler, several semiauto pistols, Winchester 9422, Remington 550-1

I have three USFA SAA’s and a Winchester ‘73 all in .45 Colt; reload the caliber and fun to shoot. I feel like John Wayne - I find myself calling my wife “Maggie” and always calling for everyone to “move out”.

wgp said:

I've always acquired rifle calibers in rifles and handgun calibers in handguns. But, I've come to believe that many shooters like having at least one matching rifle/handgun set, and have begun to think about a set in .45 Colt, .357 Mag or .44 Mag, given that I have handguns in all of those already. I have no specific intended use in mind (and I don't shoot Cowboy events).
For those who do have common-caliber sets, what is appealing or beneficial about it to you?

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.357 and .44 "sets", although only the revolvers are by the same maker.

I only have one .357 rifle, and I don't shoot it much at all.

I'm glad they seem to be coming back availability-wise. They were pretty rare and expensive for awhile there, at least in .357 Mag. I think .44 Mag has usually been somewhat easier to find.


Kind of glad I clicked this thread. I may give one of the newer offerings a try one day soon. I have a few revolvers I could pair one with...

I have a Colt AR and a KelTec PLR-16, both 5.56NATO and take the same mags. Also have a KT RDB to throw in the mix-same cartridge and mags. Also have a T/C Contender and Winchester 94, both in .30-30.

I have a Ruger PC9 and several 9mm pistols. My main reasoning for the PC9 is that 9mm is really cheap to shoot.

I am aware of the same caliber in rifle and pistol preferences but for me it was a coincidence that I wanted a cheap to shoot rifle that I can reload for and I already had several 9mm pistols.

I have a pair of High Point pairs consisting of a C9 with a 995 and a JCP40 with a 4095. I also have a Glock22 and a Kel-tec sub2000 40 S&W folding carbine that uses the same Glock22 magazines.
For camping and other outdoor adventures, having a matching set is awesome.

I've always wanted to get an old Ruger 44Mag Carbine Deerslayer to accompany my 44 mag revolvers. Keeping my eye out for one.....Hopefully someday I'll score one.